- Calabasas, CA · Southern California
Story pole installation in Calabasas
Story Pole Installation in Calabasas, California
Local requirements
Calabasas story pole requirements
Calabasas requires story poles for the project categories listed in its procedures, including specified overlay-zone, ridgeline, freestanding commercial, multi-family and height-exception projects.
Official source: Calabasas published planning requirements. Requirements can change; confirm the current project instructions with the assigned reviewer.
What the field outline shows
The temporary outline represents the points, heights and connecting lines required by the accepted plan and reviewing authority.
Why Calabasas requires them
So the Planning Commission can judge ridgeline and scenic corridor impact before it decides.
What the written scope defines
A plan-based installation for Calabasas review
01
Accepted-plan reference
Pole locations, top elevations and connecting lines come from the accepted story pole plan.
02
Project documentation
Photographs and certification coordination are provided only when required or included in the written scope.
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Defined responsibilities
The quote identifies responsibility for planning, installation, verification, signs, documentation and removal.
How the work is organized
Five steps from requirements to documentation
Requirements and drawings
We review the address, current plans, deadline and written instructions supplied for the project.
Accepted story pole plan
The field points, elevations and connecting lines are confirmed before installation is scheduled.
Access and scope
Site access, materials, documentation, professional coordination and removal responsibilities are defined.
Field installation
The temporary outline is installed from the accepted plan and written scope.
Required follow-through
Photography, verification and removal follow the project instructions and written scope.
FAQ
Calabasas story pole questions
The City’s procedures list project triggers involving specified overlay zones, significant ridgelines, new freestanding commercial or multi-family development and height exceptions. Confirm applicability with the planner.
The procedures call for installation at least four weeks before the Planning Commission hearing and written certification at least three weeks before the first hearing.
The published procedures accept a licensed contractor, surveyor, architect or civil engineer.
The procedures describe bright orange mesh, sturdy poles and markings on the tallest pole. The staff-approved plan controls the project installation.
They remain through the Commission’s final decision and any appeal. The procedures then require removal within the stated post-decision period; confirm authorization before removal.
Request a Calabasas project review
Send the project address, current drawings, reviewing authority and deadline. We will review the information and reply with a written scope.
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